Yahoo Fantasy Forecast

It’s the dog days of summer for fantasy folks, this is when the NFL goes dormant until training camps open mid-July, but we at Yahoo Fantasy are not slowing down. The 'Flip The Script' series is back. For those new to the series, we are essentially looking at the biggest fantasy surprises and disappointments of 2023 and identifying who we think can be this year’s versions of that. In our first pod of the series, Jorge Martin joins Matt Harmon to identify who this year's David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs could be:(1:50) - Flip The Script is back(3:25) - Who is this year's David Montgomery + Jahmyr Gibbs(4:45) - What made Montgomery + Gibbs so special in 2023?(13:50) - Candidates: De’Von Achane + Raheem Mostert(23:00) - Candidates: Najee Harris + Jaylen Warren(33:25) - Candidates: Brian Robinson Jr. + Austin Ekeler(40:25) - Candidates: Zack Moss + Chase Brown(46:35) - Candidates: Tyjae Spears + Tony Pollard(52:15) - Candidates: James Conner + Trey Benson(58:55) - Darkhorse candidates(1:02:50) - Four finalists(1:03:45) - This year's David Montgomery/Jahmyr Gibbs is... Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

To conclude our 'Data & trends that will define 2024 season' we do a deep dive on rookie WR production through the years. Scott Pianowski joins Matt Harmon to look at historical data of rookies over the past ten seasons to see how rookie WRs are becoming more and more fantasy viable from the get-go. The two in the second half of the show attempt to identify which rookie WR you can trust in this class to bring you instant fantasy success this season.(2:15) - Data & trends series: Tracking the explosion of WR rookie production(7:25) - The 2014 WR rookie class changed everything(10:50) - Designed touches are getting rookie WRs involved early.... but is that a good or bad sign long term?(22:00) - WR rookie production over past decade based on draft capital spent(25:48) - Puka Nacua, Tyreek Hill, Amon Ra St. Brown have these three traits in common as late round WR gems(37:00) - Marvin Harrison Jr.: Green light to draft but is his ADP too rich?(42:55) - Malik Nabers: Yellow light to draft because Daniel Jones is his QB(48:30) - Xavier Worthy: Yellow light with crowded WR room in KC(53:50) - Rome Odunze: Yellow light with so many new parts in Chicago(59:30) - Ladd McConkey: Yellow light with Chargers likely being heavy run team(1:01:15) - Keon Coleman: Yellow light with patience being required(1:03:15) - Brian Thomas Jr.:Yellow light with upside to be a green light(1:04:50) - Xavier Legette: Red light but Canales can make him a yellow light(1:06:10) - Ricky Pearsall: Red light this year, green light next year(1:07:00) - Making sense of Patriots Rookie WRs(1:10:00) - Harmons shares his favorite deep sleeper rookie WR Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

We continue our 'Data & trends that will define 2024 season' series by taking a look at how the most innovative and elite offenses in the NFL are implementing full speed motion into their schemes. Underdog Fantasy's Josh Norris joins the pod to breakdown the explosion of full speed motion usage in 2023 and which team's could weaponize it even further in 2024.(2:00) - Data & Trend Series: Full speed motion is exploding in usage for the NFL's top offenses(9:58) - How the top offensive minds in the NFL are weaponizing full speed motion(19:45) - There's a stark contrasts in play-callers that 'get it' and don't in the NFL right now(25:20) - Is it better to be the WR in motion or the WR behind the motion? How important is QB buy-in on motion?(33:20) - Miami Dolphins: What more innovations will we see from them in speed motion?(41:50) - Green Bay Packers: Could motion usage help clear up WR room?(52:00) - New Orleans Saints: Can new OC unlock Rasheed Shaheed with motion concepts?(56:40) - Tennessee Titans: Could be a sneaky innovative, fun offense this year(1:00:05) - Philadelphia Eagles: WIll Jalen Hurts boom or bust with Kellen Moore?(1:06:45) - Pittsburgh Steelers: Will Arthur Smith use motion to unlock run game? Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

We continue our 'Data & trends that will define 2024 season' series on the pod by looking at how the run game is making a big comeback in ways that you wouldn't think. There is no better topic, we thought, for Nate Tice to make his pod debut as a full time Yahoo member. Tice joins Matt Harmon to look at how teams are weaponizing their run game and which teams could have great rushing attacks in 2024.(2:00) - Data and trends series: Is the run game back? (10:45) - This one type of run play is having a renaissance in the NFL(19:50) - How OCs, WRs, TEs and lineman are weaponizing the run game(37:45) - TEs are back and in a big way for offenses(42:05) - Teams that were efficient last year but made a big swing at RB(49:00) - Sneaky potential top-run teams based on 2023 peripheral data (1:07:05) - Bottom 3 run games from 2023 based on success rate and how they may improve Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

Over the next few weeks we will be diving into the data and trends that are critical to note heading into the 2024 NFL season. The first half of each pod, Matt Harmon and his guest will look at the trend in depth to see how it played out last season. The second half of the pod will be dedicated to trying to identify the players that will benefit most from that trend in the upcoming season.For the first installment of the series, Fantasy Points' Ryan Heath joins the show to discuss why '1st downs per route run' should be one of the biggest guides to determine the success and efficiency of wide receivers in the NFL.(1:50) - Data and trends that will shape 2024 NFL season series kicks off(2:54) - Data to know: 1st downs per routes run(8:15) - What is the difference between 1st downs per routes and yards per routes run(13:52) - What is a 'Big Play Merchant' and who are examples of that(17:19) - What is a 'Possession Merchant' and who are examples of that(25:45) - 1st downs per routes run star: Dontayvion Wicks(32:15) - 1st downs per routes run star: Rashee Rice(39:30) - 1st down per routes run star: Jaylen Waddle(46:50) - Big Play Merchant warning: Jayden Reed(55:00) - Big Play Merchant warning: George Pickens(59:54) - Big Play Merchant warning: Jordan Addison(1:03:50) - Big Play Merchant warning: Jameson Williams Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

What a player's ADP is heading into Memorial Day weekend is likely not what it could be heading into Labor Day weekend. But with the start of summer fast approaching, there's no better way to identify the ADPs that are worth monitoring over the next few months. Fantasy football expert Tera Roberts joins Matt Harmon to identify 10 ADP situations you need to keep an eye on this summer.(1:12) - ADPs to watch this summer(3:05) - Las Vegas RB Zamir White: RB24, 83rd overall(8:30) - Pittsburgh Steelers RB Jaylen Warren: RB28, 88th overall(12:08) - Cincinnati Bengals RBs Zack Moss + Chase Brown(17:53) - Miami Dolphins trio of RBs(26:30) - Tennessee Titans RB Tyjae Spears: RB35, 110th overall(33:05) - Detroit Lions WR Jameson Williams: WR48, 111th overall(40:10) - Jacksonville Jaguars WR Christian Kirk: WR31, 59th overall(43:55) - Baltimore Ravens WR: Zay Flowers: WR26, 47th overall(48:45) - Kansas City Chiefs trio of WRs(54:05) - Pittsburgh Steelers WR Roman Wilson: WR72, 166th overall Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

Matt Harmon is back from vacation and feeling refreshed. In his return to the pod, he asks which players need a fantasy refresh in 2024. Andy Behrens joins Harmon on the pod as they try to identify 10 candidates that need a fantasy reputation reboot this upcoming season:(3:30) - Fantasy Refresh: Guys who need a resume reboot in 2024(4:38) - Andy's 1st candidate: Washington RB Austin Ekeler(7:52) - Matt's 1st candidate: Washington OC Kliff Kingsbury(15:30) - Andy's 2nd candidate: Giants QB Daniel Jones(25:05) - Matt's 2nd candidate: Bengals QB Joe Burrow(31:10) - Andy's 3rd candidate: Bryce Young + Diontae Johnson(38:10) - Matt's 3rd candidate: Buccaneers WR Chris Godwin(43:50) - Andy's 4th candidate: Steelers QBs Russell Wilson(51:30) - Matt's 4th candidate: Broncos RB Javonte Williams(55:20) - Honorable mentions and one QB candidate that has to be on the list Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

The NFL schedule release, much to the chagrin of Andy Behrens, has become a thing. But here on the Yahoo Fantasy pod, we take the schedule release and turn it into a goldmine of fantasy content and conversation. Now that we know the when, Dalton Del Don and Behrens identify when we will know the answers to the most important fantasy questions of the 2024 NFL season.(1:05) - Andy calls NFL Schedule release day a marketing scam(3:55) - 10 burning fantasy questions we can now know WHEN they'll be answered(6:50) - When will Bears fans finally be able to confidently victory-lap the Caleb Williams pick(12:47) - When does JJ McCarthy make his Vikings debut?(16:25) - When we will definitively know that Kirk Cousins has fixed everything that was broken in Atlanta?(20:25) - When will we understand the Buffalo Bills WR depth chart post-Diggs era?(26:55) - What the hell are the Jets and when will we know it for sure?(33:00) - When will we know what exactly the Harbaugh Chargers look like?(37:45) - When will we know if Giants, Daniel Jones can make Malik Nabers fantasy viable?(40:15) - When will we know if Colts and Anthony Richardson take the leap?(46:05) - When will we know the Dolphins RB pecking order?(50:30) - When will we know which Chiefs WRs to play and if Xavier Worthy is going to work? Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

We put a bow on our draft season coverage on the pod with the one and only Dalton Del Don. It's been a minute since we've had our beloved 'Stat Nerd' co-host on the show and boy does he deliver in his glorious return. Del Don shares 12 rookie fantasy ranking hot takes that get heat checked by Matt Harmon. Some takes are thought provoking while others have Harmon's head spinning.(0:40) - Pod disclaimer: Matt Harmon is on vacation right now(2:15) - 12 draft hot takes from Dalton Del Don(2:35) - Hot take 1: Jayden Daniels is already a fantasy QB1(9:45) - Hot take 2: Dalton loved the Michael Penix pick(16:25) - Hot take 3: Make Blake Corum a mid round priority pick(24:30) - Hot take 4: Don't let JSN scare you off Odunze(30:00) - Hot take 5: Malik Nabers is a top 20 WR(35:20) - Hot take 6: Jonathon Brooks is a top 20 RB(38:45) - Hot take 7: Trey Benson will be a league winner down the stretch(42:18) - Hot take 8: Brock Bowers landed in worst possible spot(45:43) - Hot take 9: Ray Davis will be a TD vulture in Buffalo(49:07) - Hot take 10: Josh Jacobs fantasy value is a mess after Lloyd pick(53:20) - Hot take 11: JJ McCarthy will keep Justin Jefferson fantasy value elite(57:30) - Hot take 12: AD Mitchell helps make Anthony Richardson QB1 overall Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

Teams have made their big splashes in free agency and selected their draft picks, it's time for you to do the same. It's fantasy football mock draft time. Some call this time of year best ball season, others know it's an opportunity to get a leg up on your competition for when you have to draft in August. The staff at Yahoo Fantasy did their first mock draft of the 2024 season to help you with the latter. Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens are here to break it all down by each round and crush some staff members in the process.3:20 - Yahoo Staff Mock Draft 1.06:51 - 1st round observations: Breece Hall goes 1.02... Puka over Chase?21:30 - 2nd round observations: When should you take MHJ?34:00 - 3rd round observations: Was it a reach to take Malik Nabers here?41:45 - 4th round observations: Boring WRs dominate this round, Producer Collin gets ROASTEd for taking Amari Cooper47:25 - 5th round observations: The QB run happens here51:30 - 6th round observations: Harmon takes Richardson, RB cliff is close56:30 - 7th round observations: 2nd year WRs fly off the board1:00:50 - 8th round observations: Value WRs are plentiful Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/